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Uganda Timber Growers Association is an association that brings together tree growers in Uganda for purposes of collective action. The association was formed in 2007and now boasts of a membership across the country-both big and small with a total planted area of close to 20,000 hectares; an investment in excess on USD 100 million..
UTGA Exists
- To promote public awareness, advocacy and lobbying for the commercial forestry sector in the country
- To promote Training, Research and Development in the commercial forestry sector
- To promote competitiveness of the commercial forestry sector
- To promote strategic partnerships through networking and information sharing and
- To ensure institutional sustainability of the association.
UTGA’s Overall Objective is
To ensure a sustainable Commercial Forestry Industry- (a socio-economic, profitable and environmentally sound industry) in Uganda.
UTGA's Other Objectives are;
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To promote public awareness regarding the importance of timber plantations in the national poverty alleviation programme and economic development.
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To foster good working relationships with institutions/agencies operating in the forestry sector.
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To act as a lobby group for initiating amendments in existing laws and regulations in order to improve the investment environment for commercial forestry in Uganda.
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To act as a link between the public and other professional bodies both nationally and internationally; especially with regard to timber plantation practices and management.
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To lobby for affordable financial services for timber plantation investors in the country.
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To arbitrate between members and all stakeholders in genuine matters relating to plantation establishment and maintenance.
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To protect the interests of members of the Association.
UTGA’s Strategic focus is to:
- Increase profitability of private plantations and returns to timber growers.
- Reduce the cost of timber production.
- Offer technical advice to timber growers.
- Avail inputs for private commercial timber growers at low costs.
- Gain access to finance and credit.
- Lobby for reduced taxation or exemption on plantation inputs.
- Increase forestry production as per planted area and quality of produce and get higher yields.
- Create an attractive timber-growing environment.
- Contribute to environmental stability, ecological stability, and bio-diversity protection
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